The Hellish Handbasket

I'm boohooing the blues back in my hometown, Portland, Oregon. Cool but not freezing, raining but not all the time, and relentlessly gra...

I miss my stuff. Almost all my possessions are ensconced in a 5' x 5' storage unit over by the mall. The cubicle is 8 feet tall, oth...

I'm happy to report Maya the dog survived her three days under my care. It was touch and go at first. The first two visits did not go we...

During yet another hopeless search through the medical literature, at long last, I found a description of my vestibular symptoms. I could ha...

I'm back in Tucson after my week of dog-sitting. I'm trying to find the humor in 105°F and 7% humidity. Is it funny? I feel as if it...

Today I heard someone on a video meeting casually express an interest in moving to another city, as if that were normal, natural, and doable...

Most days, I can't tell if I'm in my right mind or not. Some days I think, I can do this, I can camp in my car, be a nomad, go on ad...

Homelessness probably can be a spiritual experience for people who are supremely enlightened. I’m not one of those people. Homelessness to m...

Have you heard it said, "When one door closes, another door opens"? What are we supposed to make of that? It's not a truism, i...

During the several years I was waiting for my mother to die, I daydreamed about what life would be like when I was finally "free."...

As I walked along the bike path next to the Rillito River this afternoon, dodging bicyclists and enjoying the winter sun baking the back of ...

Remember when Alice fell down the rabbit hole, and she fell for such a long time, she got bored and fell asleep? The lesson of that story is...

As I was shuffling along the bike path by the dry Rillito River riverbed, I came to a realization that has helped me put another piece of th...

  I have an ongoing quest to lighten my load. To that end, I have offloaded more kitchen stuff to my housemate. This trailer easily absorbed...

Somewhere between last week and this week, I got fed up with suffering and decided to stop. I gave up bemoaning the vertigo. Instead, I'...

Once again, I have lifted and transported every possession I own. This week was spent vacating the Bat Cave and invading the Trailer. Well, ...

After a year in the Bat Cave, it's that time again. Time to pack up and move. I'm ready but I'm still feeling anxious. Maybe I s...

I've been in phone hell this week. My old service provider got bought by a larger tech company and "upgraded" its network. My ...

Actually, we don’t have to fight hard to be stupid. Everyone is doing it, in some shape or form. If you don’t mind a little weak-willed natt...